The Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award is presented annually to young pharmacists, across the United States. This award recognizes individual excellence and outstanding contribution to pharmacy associations and communities. Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company proudly sponsors this award, while each state pharmacy association selects the recipient for each year. The criteria to be selected for this award is as follows:
- Obtained a Degree in Pharmacy within the last ten years (2015 graduation date or later)
- Must be a licensed Pharmacist within the state selected and be in good standing to practice
- Must be a current member of the state association with active participation
- Must participate in national pharmacy associations, professional programs, and/or community service
2026 Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award Recipients
- Alabama Pharmacy Association - Keith A. Dasinger, PharmD
- Alaska Pharmacy Association - Ballard Kirk Saul, PharmD, BCPS
- Arizona Pharmacy Association - Daniel Otis, PharmD
- Arkansas Pharmacists Association - Levi Ellison, PharmD
- California Pharmacists Association - Dr. Mary Ngo, PharmD
- Colorado Pharmacists Society - Kelsey Schwander, PharmD, CBIS
- Florida Pharmacy Association - Jessica Chelsea Huston, PharmD, CCRP
- Georgia Pharmacy Association - Dr. Neal W. Hollis
- Hawaii Pharmacists Association - Bert Matsuo, PharmD, BCCP
- Indiana Pharmacists Association - Courtney O’Keefe, PharmD, BCACP
- Iowa Pharmacy Association - Benjamin Miskle, PharmD
- Kentucky Pharmacists Association - Lindsey Dunwoody, PharmD
- Louisiana Pharmacists Association - Matthew Harris, PharmD
- Maryland Pharmacists Association - Amy Kruger Howard, MS, PharmD, FFIP
- Massachusetts Pharmacists Association - Allison E. Burns, PharmD, RPh
- Michigan Pharmacists Association - Sara Brown
- Mississippi Pharmacists Association - Christopher Waldron
- Montana Pharmacy Association - Matt Colby, PharmD
- Pharmacists Society of the State of New York - Jun Sung Kim, PharmD
- New Mexico Pharmacists Association - Jeffrey Stewart, PharmD
- North Carolina Association of Pharmacists - Anita Yang, PharmD
- North Dakota Pharmacists Association - Cassandra Dick, PharmD
- Ohio Pharmacists Association - Korie Payne, PharmD
- Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association - Matthew Rozic, PharmD
- Rhode Island Pharmacists Association - Lyndsey Wiggin, PharmD, MHA, BCACP
- South Carolina Pharmacy Association - Phillip Gardner, PharmD
- Tennessee Pharmacists Association - Alissa Nathans, PharmD
- Texas Pharmacy Association - Kevin Ferrall, PharmD, MBA